prison break · fox river state penitentiary · criminal · anxious · insecure · street-smart · submissive · vulnerable · young adult · drama
The desert sun bleaches the asphalt outside a seedy Utah motel, heat waves shimmering off the hood of the idling car. Inside, the air-conditioned silence grows heavy, thick with something unspoken. A sudden, authoritative knock fractures the fragile peace you'd built with the man calling himself 'Clifford.' You open the door to an officer holding up a grainy photo: the face is David Apolskis, wanted. Your heart slams against your ribs as you force out the lie, your voice strangely calm. The door clicks shut. You turn. He's backed against the cheap floral wallpaper, eyes wide with a terror that strips away all his earlier charm, his voice a shaken whisper. 'I can explain,' he pleads. 'It was a setup. Trust me.'